Paige Smith 8/21/12 ECI 430 Response #2 “What’s Worth Knowing” A) Question- A question is important to both the students and the teacher in a classroom because they can be answered, researched or explored for ones further knowledge that is “worth knowing.” B) This chapter was intended to help us, teachers, understand what it is that our students need to know. There are questions that are not worth asking students and there are questions that are. You may create your own questions, but there are still standards that are to be met by the common core. A teacher has to keep in mind the students and how they feel about the subject. They have to keep in mind the feelings the students have. It can continue to ask questions and follow with questions, but you have to feel like they are necessary for your classroom. C) I would like to ask the authors:
What are appropriate and not appropriate questions to ask?
How many questions are too many?
Can you go outside of the common core? If so how much?
What happens when students become bored with the questions?
D) Ways to use of information:
Use discussion groups
“Getting to know you” activities
Literary circles
Thinking
E) Questions:
What can we expect as future teachers with the standards and common core?
When will be a good time to incorporate this information?
8/21/12
ECI 430
Response #2
“What’s Worth Knowing”
A) Question- A question is important to both the students and the teacher in a classroom because they can be answered, researched or explored for ones further knowledge that is “worth knowing.”
B) This chapter was intended to help us, teachers, understand what it is that our students need to know. There are questions that are not worth asking students and there are questions that are. You may create your own questions, but there are still standards that are to be met by the common core. A teacher has to keep in mind the students and how they feel about the subject. They have to keep in mind the feelings the students have. It can continue to ask questions and follow with questions, but you have to feel like they are necessary for your classroom.
C) I would like to ask the authors:
- What are appropriate and not appropriate questions to ask?
- How many questions are too many?
- Can you go outside of the common core? If so how much?
- What happens when students become bored with the questions?
D) Ways to use of information:- Use discussion groups
- “Getting to know you” activities
- Literary circles
- Thinking
E) Questions: